Meditation class offered Tuesdays in Ellenville

ELLENVILLE — A meditation class will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Family of Ellenville, 221 Canal St., Ellenville.

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Posted Dec. 11, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Posted Dec. 11, 2012 at 2:00 AM

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ELLENVILLE — A meditation class will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Family of Ellenville, 221 Canal St., Ellenville.

No previous meditation experience is necessary; everyone is welcome.

The classes are taught by Ellenville resident Ani Jane, a Tibetan Buddhist nun with more than 18 years of study in Buddhism and meditation. Classes are offered at no charge, however donations are welcome.

Guest speaker is Nicole Davis, a board-certified adult and gerontological nurse practitioner with expertise in urinary incontinence and the needs of the aging.

This program is presented by the Family Caregiver Alliance.

RSVP by calling 292-6180.

NEW WINDSOR — Solid Rock Church, in conjunction with New York Blood Center, will sponsor a blood drive in honor of the Rev. Kevin Armstrong from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Solid Rock Church, 20 Holloran Road, New Windsor.

Armstrong is the youth director at Solid Rock and former basketball coach at Washingtonville High School. He has had two heart transplants and is now battling kidney disease. He must undergo daily dialysis treatment and is awaiting a kidney transplant.

As with many transplant patients, Armstrong will potentially require multiple blood transfusions when he receives his kidney, and that blood can only come from volunteer blood donors.

If you cannot donate but still wish to participate, ask someone to donate for you, or consider volunteering at a local blood drive.

To schedule an appointment to donate blood, call 800-933-2566 or visit nybloodcenter.org.

To learn more about Armstrong's story, go to facebook.com/findakidneyforkevin.

WARWICK — Eye care is essential for people with diabetes. That's the message that ophthalmologist Dr. Mandes R. Kates will present to adults attending the regular monthly meeting of "Diabetes in Check," from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday in St. Anthony Community Hospital's second-floor conference room in Warwick.

Uncontrolled blood sugars place one at higher risk for conditions of the eye such as corneal damage, retinal damage and glaucoma, all of which can lead to blindness.

The support group, open to anyone with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, is sponsored by the hospital's Center for Diabetes Education.

Kates, a board-certified ophthalmologist associated with St. Anthony Community Hospital, graduated cum laude from Princeton University and went on to earn a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Yale University. He completed his medical education at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and then interned in general surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.

He performed his residency in ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Medical Center and was offered a fellowship in orbit and ocuplastic surgery at the Harkness Eye Institute in New York City.

Kates is a member of Eye Physicians of Orange County with offices in Warwick, Goshen and Monroe.

All adults with diabetes and their caregivers are urged to attend Seating is limited, and reservations are suggested. Call 987-5168.